Statutory Board for Maori a Waste of Time

Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua chair
Naida Glavish says the government bill on Auckland's super
city that relegates Maori representation to a Statutory
Board is a waste of time.

She says the structure to be
known as a Statutory Board for Maori does absolutely nothing
to provide mana whenua with any meaningful representation in
the region.

"It's no surprise there is widespread cynicism
about government consultation. This Board will see the
continuation of costly, time consuming, and ineffectual
engagement with mana whenua that does nothing to either
improve the wellbeing of our people or to assist the city to
become a place of distinction," she says.

She says the
Statutory Board as a means of representing mana whenua uses
a very tired and outdated model.

" The 21st century is the
era of collaboration. That is the way forward for successful
societies, successful business and successful governance. It
is tragic that such an opportunity is being missed to engage
with mana whenua as partners to truly put Tamaki Makaurau on
the global map."

Naida Glavish says any actual benefit
from the new so called' super city" restructure is starting
to look extremely doubtful as endless powerless boards
continue to be created.

"I thought Rodney Hide was
marginally smarter than this. One day he is trumpeting the
need for less bureaucracy and more efficient government, the
next he's creating meaningless, toothless entities such as
this Statutory Board for Maori."

Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua
represents the iwi of Ngati Whatua across 34 marae from
Auckland City through the Kaipara, Otamatea Whangarei
and Dargaville
districts.Ends

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